a study in healthy volunteers to compare the profiles of da-3880 and eu sourced aranesp® (amgen)

Conditions: Symptomatic Anemia

Summary: the main purpose of the study is to determine whether the test product and the reference product are bioequivalent based on the pharmacokinetics after administration of ug/kg as a single intravenous dose and as a single subcutaneous dose of each of the formulations. the study is consisted of randomization, 2 parts, 4 treatments, 2 way cross over.


Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: 1. gender : male or female 2. age : 18 - 65 years, inclusive 3. body mass index (bmi) : 18.0 - 30.0 kg/m2, inclusive 4. weight : 55 - 105 kg, inclusive 5. female subjects of childbearing potential must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, and have a negative pregnancy test at screening and (each) admission to the clinical research center 6. females of child-bearing potential, with a fertile male sexual partner, should be willing to use adequate contraception from screening until 90 days after the follow-up visit. adequate contraception is defined as using hormonal contraceptives or an intrauterine device combined with at least 1 of the following forms of contraception: a diaphragm or cervical cap, or a condom. 7. males should be willing to use adequate contraception and not donate sperm from first admission to the clinical research center until 90 days after the follow-up visit. adequate contraception for the male subject and his female partner, is defined as using hormonal contraceptives or an intrauterine device combined with at least 1 of the following forms of contraception: a diaphragm or cervical cap, or a condom. 8. all non-regular medication (including over the counter medication, health supplements, and herbal remedies such as st. john's wort extract) must have been stopped at least 14 days prior to (the first) admission to the clinical research center. an exception is made for paracetamol (acetaminophen), which is allowed up to admission to the clinical research center. other exceptions are multivitamins and vitamin c, which are allowed up to 7 days before admission to the clinical research center. 9. all regular non-topical medication must have been stopped at least 30 days prior to (the first) admission the clinical research center. an exception is made for hormonal contraceptives, which may be used throughout the study. 10. ability and willingness to abstain from alcohol, methylxanthine-containing beverages or food (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate, "powerdrinks"), grapefruit (juice) and tobacco products from 48 h prior to each admission to in the clinical research center 11. medical history without major pathology as judged by the pi 12. normal resting supine blood pressure and pulse showing no clinically relevant deviations as judged by the pi. 13. computerized (12-lead) electrocardiogram (ecg) recording without signs of clinically relevant pathology or showing no clinically relevant deviations as judged by the pi. 14. all values for clinical laboratory tests of blood and urine within the normal range or showing no clinically relevant deviations as judged by the pi. hb, hct, rbc count and thrombocytes should not exceed the upper limit of normal. minor deviations can be accepted at the discretion of the pi 15. willing and able to sign the icf exclusion criteria: 1. evidence of clinically relevant pathology 2. mental handicap 3. history of relevant drug and/or food allergies, and/or latex allergy 4. smoking more than 10 cigarettes, 2 cigars or 2 pipes daily; the use of tobacco products in the 48 hours (2 days) prior to each admission to the clinical research center is not allowed. 5. history of alcohol or drug abuse or drug addiction (including soft drugs like cannabis products) 6. positive drug screen (opiates, methadone, cocaine, amphetamines \[including ecstasy\], cannabinoids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants and alcohol) 7. average intake of more than 24 units of alcohol per week: one unit of alcohol equals approximately 250 ml of beer, 100 ml of wine or 35 ml of spirits) 8. consumption of any foods containing poppy seeds within 48 hours (2 days) prior to each admission to the clinical research center as this could cause a false positive drug screen result 9. positive screen on hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), hepatitis c virus (hcv) antibodies or anti-hiv 1 and 2 antibodies 10. participation in a drug study within 60 days prior to the screening visit in the current study. participation in more than 3 other drug studies (for men) and more than 2 other drug studies (for women) in the 10 months prior to the first drug administration in the current study 11. donation or loss of more than 100 ml of blood within 60 days prior to the first drug administration. donation or loss of more than 1.5 liters of blood (for men) / more than 1.0 liters of blood (for women) in the 10 months prior to the first drug administration in the current study. 12. strenuous exercise within 96 hours (4 days) prior to each admission to the clinical research center. 13. significant and/or acute illness within 5 days prior to the first drug administration that may impact safety assessments, in the opinion of the pi 14. vaccination within 30 days prior to entry into the clinical research center or planning a vaccination before the follow-up visit 15. history of a significant respiratory disorder (such as asthma) or significant immune disorder 16. significant infection within 30 days prior to entry into the clinical research center 17. history of epilepsy; a single febrile convulsion at an age \< 6 years is acceptable 18. history of hemoglobinopathy or abnormal hb in first-degree relatives 19. a previous administration of any erythropoiesis-stimulating agent including epo or darbepoetin, if known 20. previous immunoglobulin or iron supplementation within 3 months prior to the screening visit 21. history of hypersensitivity reactions for any epo, darbepoetin, iron supplements, or excipient of the investigational product